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1781.b.39, 5(15)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227532
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227529
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000e59
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1781.b.39, 5(15)
- Title:
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The Mosque of El-Hakim [Cairo]. Photographer: Frith, Francis
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
View looking towards the minaret of the Mosque of Al-Hakim, with ruined, earthquake-damaged arches in the foreground: 'A scene of deplorable desolation presents itself to the visitor on his entering this Mosque, which is no longer used as a place of worship. On every side he crumbling ruins, and pillars that supported arches sustaining only remnants of the superstructure...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227529
040-003227532 - Is part of:
- 1781.b.39, 5 : Cairo, Sinai, Jerusalem and the Pyramids of Egypt: a series of sixty photographic views by Francis Frith. With descriptions by…
1781.b.39, 5(15) : The Mosque of El-Hakim [Cairo]. Photographer: Frith, Francis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227529[0003]/040-003227532
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1781.b.39, 5
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 228 mm x 163 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Frith, Francis, 1822-1898
- Subjects:
- Al-Hakim Mosque (Cairo)
Architectural Types
Architecture
Mosques
Religious Buildings